links for 2008-04-10

Apr 10, 2008 Author: Adrian Fusiarski | Filed under: Uncategorized

Raconteurs Spin Latest Industry Yarn — MusicTank.co.uk

With talk of Radiohead’s much-publicised thought-experiment into the value of music finally dying down, 2008’s release schedule was in danger of looking somewhat typical by comparison…
Can Record Stores Sell MP3s?-Coolfer.com

Seems like I’m the only person who thought Sony BMG’s download cards were a good idea.
Social Media, Music Marketing and Millennials - Greg Rollett: Yes I Can Steal Your Songs - Deal With It

We live in a new media world. In fact it’s not that new. Shawn Fanning and Napster screwed everything up in June 1999.
Report: 40% of Music Sales Will be Digital by 2012 - Digital Media Wire

Propelled by the global expansion of broadband, expanding music catalogs and mobile music downloads, digital music sales will account for 40% of the total worldwide music market by 2012.
hypebot: Last.fm Says Full Song Streams Sell Music

Last.fm releases stats todat that its says proves that free on demand full song streams have a direct impact on sales.
Ping.fm: Update MySpace and Blogger, Too

Up and coming lifestream aggregator Ping.fm (still in private beta), has just added MySpace Status and Blogger support.
Hypebot: Commentary: Indie Treatment At MySpace Music

Wired’s Listening Post, Idolator and others have picked up on the story that Hypebot broke yesterday revealing The Orchard’s concerns over indie treatment at MySpace Music. How MySpace and other music 2.0 companies compensate indie artists and labels will